What it was like taking down Pablo Escobar

PABLO Escobar was the wealthiest criminal in history, who killed at least 15,000 people while smuggling large amounts of cocaine into the United States.

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Parents cut son off — he cut them up

WHEN Joel Michael Guy Jr learned that his parents were going to cut him off financially, he allegedly decided he would cut them up instead.

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Aussie women to testify in Connor trial

LAWYERS for Byron Bay woman Sara Connor will tomorrow make an application for two Sydney women to testify at her Bali murder trial via teleconference.

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Chilling discovery in satellite pics

PHOTOGRAPHS from high above North Korea show what observers say are concerning developments in the regime’s arsenal of repression.

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‘Human rights protesters will die’

THE world’s most straight-talking leader Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has gravely warned human rights campaigners to stop interfering in his war on drugs.

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NASA’s ‘unprecedented’ Saturn mission

CONSIDER it a cosmic carousel with countless rings up for grabs.

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How to survive the heatwave

FROM Friday onwards it’s going to get gross.

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My awkward, very public Tinder date

FOR someone on their 42,000th Tinder date, I found it strange to feel so anxious.

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This is what stupidity looks like

SHOCKING video has emerged showing a teen hanging off the edge of a cruise ship, during a dangerous and potentially deadly stunt.

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Samsung’s extreme recall operation

SAMSUNG Australia is taking extreme measures to prevent its potentially dangerous smartphone from being used in the country, revealing plans to automatically cut their connections to local mobile networks.

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‘Should’ve divorced, not killed him’

THE niece of a man shot three times in the chest by his wife said her aunt should have divorced him, instead of killing him over infidelity.

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Your porn viewing could get awkward

HACKERS have allegedly exposed the details of 380,000 users of the pornographic website xHamster.

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UN rebuffs Britain’s Assange complaint

A UN panel has rejected Britain’s request to review a ruling that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being arbitrarily detained, according to a statement released today in Geneva.

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Sex abuse scandal engulfs English football

A BRITISH organisation manning a hotline set up for sexual abuse cases in football says calls have more than tripled the amount made in the first three days of the Jimmy Savile scandal.

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McDonald’s Big Mac creator dies at 98

You probably don’t know his name, but you’ve almost certainly devoured his creation: two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun.

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Teens outsmart ‘most hated man’

REMEMBER Martin Shkreli, the “Big Pharma Bro” described as the most hated man in the world?

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Trump fans declare war on Kellogg’s

BREITBART has called for a boycott of Kellogg’s products following the food manufacturer’s decision to pull advertising from the conservative news website.

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Race to send rovers to Apollo 17 site

ROVING robots could soon be touring the Apollo 17 landing site on the Moon in a private space company’s bid to win a $27 million Google prize.

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Apple is well red for AIDS research

THIS could be the new definition of win win: some of the biggest games in the App Store are turning red in the fight to end AIDS.

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Race to send rovers to Apollo 17 site

ROVING robots could soon be touring the Apollo 17 landing site on the Moon in a private space company’s bid to win a $27 million Google prize.

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Man’s daring New York gold heist

Police in New York City are looking for a quick-thinking thief who stole an 86-pound bucket of gold flakes worth nearly $1.6 million off an armoured truck in Manhattan.

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Is Trump adding gator’s to the swamp?

DONALD Trump vowed to ‘drain the swamp’ that is the nation’s capital. Instead, he seems to be crowding the waters by appointing billionaire business partners to top jobs.

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What Trump’s donors get for their millions

ANYONE wanting to attend a ladies luncheon with Melania Trump, or a candlelight dinner with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice-President-elect Mike Pence might be in luck, provided you’re willing to shell out mega bucks.

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Fossil solves evolution mystery

THIS 25 million-year-old fossil answers questions about why whales are the biggest creatures in the world and shows just how much the majestic creatures have evolved over time.

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Netflix’s ultimate game changer

THE ability to download content from streaming services for offline play is one of the most requested features from subscribers.

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Boy crushed by tree in wild storm

TWO people are injured and thousands are without power after a fierce storm swept through Brisbane and the city’s surrounds on Wednesday and throughout the night.

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Netflix update a game changer

NETFLIX has delivered the game changer that its customers have always wanted: now you can download shows and movies to watch offline.

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‘There’s no fuel! We’re going down’

THE pilot of the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel before crashing into the Andes, according to a leaked recording of the final minutes of the doomed flight.

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Jogger had ‘message’ burned into skin

DISTURBING details continue to be revealed about the bizarre kidnap and torture of Californian mother Sherri Papini, who was found alive on Thanksgiving morning after disappearing three weeks earlier.

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Thousands flock to see Castro’s ashes

TO waving flags and some shouts of “Long may he live!” Fidel Castro’s ashes began a four-day journey across the island on Wednesday, retracing the path of his triumphant march into Havana nearly six decades ago.

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Another royal baby on the way

ZARA and Mike Tindall are expecting their second child, a spokeswoman for the couple says.

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